List of Phones That Won’t Have Access To WhatsApp Starting From January 2021

List of Phones That Won’t Have Access To WhatsApp Starting From January 2021

WhatsApp is working on a new update that will see older Android and iPhone devices not having access to the app starting from January 1, 2021. The users of these smartphones will have to upgrade their phone’s operating system version or face the penalty of using their phones without WhatsApp.

Some of the phones this new update will affect are any iPhone not running iOS 9 or newer, or any phone not running at least Android 4.0.3 also known as Ice Cream Sandwich.

This also means all iPhone models up to the iPhone 4 will be unable to support WhatsApp, as these phones are not capable of updating to iOS 9.

The iPhone 4S, iPhone 5, iPhone 5S, iPhone 6, and iPhone 6S were all released before iOS 9, however, owners can still update the operating system if they are yet to do so.

Android phones that will lose WhatsApp support include the Samsung Galaxy S2, HTC Desire, and LG Optimus Black.

List of Phones to be Affected by the WhatsApp Update 2021

• Apple iPhone 1-4
• Samsung Galaxy S2
• HTC Desire
• LG Optimus Black
• Motorola Droid Razr
• Any Android released before 2010
• Phones that will need to update to at least iOS 9 or Android OS 4.0.3:
• Apple iPhone 4S
• iPhone 5
• iPhone 5S
• iPhone 6
• iPhone 6S
• Samsung Galaxy S3 and newer
• Samsung Galaxy Note
• HTC Sensation
• HTC Thunderbolt
• LG Lucid
• Motorola Droid 4
• Sony Xperia Pro and newer

List of Phones That Won’t Have Access To WhatsApp Starting From January 2021